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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
It is important to nurture workplace relationships. Talk to the interviewer about how you plan to earn the trust of your new coworkers should you be offered the position. The interviewer would like to know how you can win your new coworkers over.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Focus on examples from your past. Describe how you earned the trust of your coworkers by getting to know them and their families, keeping your word when you say you are going to do something, lending a hand when others need help, or covering a coworker's shift when they have a family emergency.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Avoid saying that you do not feel the need to earn the trust of your coworkers. If you do not value earning the trust of your new coworkers, the interviewer will determine you are a challenging person to work with and will pass you over for another candidate.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I feel that the best way to earn the trust of my coworkers is to be helpful, always do what I promise, and be honest with them at all times. Strong relationships have to be built on these principles."

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